Welcome to Hillside ...

Hillside is located in Union County<1>.

Hillside is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hillside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hillside: 908

Communities Also Named Hillside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Hillside - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (5), Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Washington and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillside.

Communities near Hillside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillside.

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Paterson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hillside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillside. See our Newspapers Page for Hillside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillside ...

Looking for more information about Hillside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hillside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillside.